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Es curioso el poco daño causado al crucero. El avión debía haber perdido las dos bombas de 250 kg antes del impacto.Beltranejo escribió: ↑17 Jun 2020 17:22El 26 de julio de 1945 el crucero HMS Sussex formaba parte de la Fuerza 63, durante la Operacion Livery, cuando fue atacada por aviones japoneses que se precipitaron sobre los buques. Uno de ellos hizo impacto en el costado del Sussex, causándole solamente leves daños estructurales.
Por la huella que dejó el impacto del avión, pudo identificarse como un bombardero en picado Mitsubishi Ki-51 "Sonia".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Manila_BayAfter loading 37 Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolts of the Army Air Forces' 73rd Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, Manila Bay sailed on 5 June for the Mariana Islands. Steaming via Eniwetok, she reached the eastern approaches to Saipan on 19 June. During the next 4 days, she remained east of the embattled island as ships and planes of the Fast Carrier Task Force repulsed the Japanese Fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and inflicted staggering losses on the enemy, crippling the Imperial Navy’s air strength permanently.
On 23 June, Manila Bay came under enemy air attack during refueling operations east of Saipan. Four Aichi D3A Val dive bombers attacked her from dead ahead, dropping their bombs which exploded wide to port. As a precautionary and rather unusual move which Raymond A. Spruance later characterized as "commendable initiative", Manila Bay launched four of the P-47 Thunderbolts she was ferrying to fly protective CAP until radar screens were clear of contacts. The Army fighters then flew to Saipan, their intended destination. Manila Bay launched the remaining planes the next day and returned to Eniwetok, arriving on 27 June.
Carrier launching "Sonny Boy", a P-47D-10-RA Thunderbolt (s/n 42-23038) of the 73rd Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, 7th Air Force, being flown by Lt. Eubanks Barnhill.
Exacto el Manila Bay y efectivamente puso en el aire 4 de los P-47 para defenderlo.Poliorcetos escribió: ↑10 Jul 2020 19:12https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Manila_BayAfter loading 37 Army Republic P-47 Thunderbolts of the Army Air Forces' 73rd Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, Manila Bay sailed on 5 June for the Mariana Islands. Steaming via Eniwetok, she reached the eastern approaches to Saipan on 19 June. During the next 4 days, she remained east of the embattled island as ships and planes of the Fast Carrier Task Force repulsed the Japanese Fleet in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and inflicted staggering losses on the enemy, crippling the Imperial Navy’s air strength permanently.
On 23 June, Manila Bay came under enemy air attack during refueling operations east of Saipan. Four Aichi D3A Val dive bombers attacked her from dead ahead, dropping their bombs which exploded wide to port. As a precautionary and rather unusual move which Raymond A. Spruance later characterized as "commendable initiative", Manila Bay launched four of the P-47 Thunderbolts she was ferrying to fly protective CAP until radar screens were clear of contacts. The Army fighters then flew to Saipan, their intended destination. Manila Bay launched the remaining planes the next day and returned to Eniwetok, arriving on 27 June.
El Manila Bay lanzó 4 de los 37 P-47 que transportaba para defender el buque tras un ataque por parte de 4 Vals. Las bombas cayeron a babor, como se aprecia en la foto.
El USS Natoma Bay, también en la expedición con el mismo número de P-47 había lanzado ya los suyos, en días anteriores. Es curioso, 25 el día 22 y 12 el 23, iban de a pocos.
El aparato:Carrier launching "Sonny Boy", a P-47D-10-RA Thunderbolt (s/n 42-23038) of the 73rd Fighter Squadron, 318th Fighter Group, 7th Air Force, being flown by Lt. Eubanks Barnhill.
Pues sí aunque más de una vez me he preguntado porque algunos buques capitales llevaban paravanes de rastreo de ¿minas?
Los cuerpos de los fallecidos en combate a bordo de cualquier buque de Estados Unidos (es el caso que se presenta) se cubren con la bandera estadounidense mientras duran las honras fúnebres luego la bandera se retira y los cuerpos envueltos en lonas y lastrados se lanzan al mar.JackHicks236 escribió: ↑26 Dic 2019 00:05Paz a sus almas.![]()
Los cuerpos de la izquierda, ¿no deberían ir cubiertos con la bandera de Estados Unidos?